Your casual staff can manage their own shifts. You just need to give them the tools.
RosterMeIn is shift management for small businesses with casual, part-time, or mixed workforces. Self-managed swaps. Open shift claims. No enterprise price tag.
The problem with rostering software for small business
Enterprise rostering tools were built for hotel chains and national retailers. They're powerful. They're also priced per employee per month, require an onboarding call, and come with a dedicated customer success manager you didn't ask for.
At the other end: spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, and a Friday afternoon spent reconciling who's actually working the weekend.
RosterMeIn sits in the middle. Purpose-built for teams where flexibility matters, without the complexity or the invoice you need a finance team to approve.
What self-managed shift trading actually means for your business
Your staff swap shifts. It happens in every business. The question is whether that happens through you — or around you.
The Trade Desk makes it official.
When a staff member can't make their shift, they post a trade request. Eligible colleagues see it, claim it, done. You get a notification. The roster updates automatically.
For roles where you need sign-off — a senior barista covering the morning open, an RSA requirement — Strict Mode puts you back in the loop before the trade goes through. For everything else, the team handles it.
You stop being the middleman for every swap. You're still in control where it matters.
Built for how small businesses actually work
Cafes and hospitality
Morning opens, weekend brunch, arvo close. Recurring rosters with high casual turnover. Staff who need to swap Saturday nights with a few hours notice. The Trade Desk handles it.
Bars and events
One-off events alongside regular rosters. Front of house strict, runners open. Match-day staffing and regular service on the same platform.
Retail with casual staff
Rotating rosters across a small team. Open shifts claimed directly — no group chat, no coordinator chasing confirmations.
Businesses with a volunteer component
You run a community-oriented business and some of your team are paid-casual and some volunteer. Same roster, same Trade Desk, different mode settings per role.
The practical stuff
Recurring rosters
Build your weekly schedule once. It repeats automatically. Make exceptions when you need to, without rebuilding from scratch.
Open shifts
Post a shift without assigning it. Eligible staff see it and claim it. First in, first served — or you pick from applicants if you prefer.
Multi-role shifts
One shift, multiple roles. Three baristas and a kitchen hand for the morning open. Each role tracked and confirmed separately.
Real-time roster visibility
Always know who’s confirmed, who’s pending, and where the gaps are. Not from a PDF sent Friday — from the live roster in the app.
Notifications without noise
Staff get notified when they’re rostered, when a trade needs a response, when a shift they might want opens up. You get notified when something needs your attention — not every confirmation.
What it costs
Freemium
Free forever
One organisation, up to 5 rosters, unlimited members, full Trade Desk, open shift claims. No time limit. No credit card.
Enough for a small cafe, a bar with a tight team, or a single-site small business.
Core
$6 AUD/month, or $60/year
Up to 10 organisations — run multiple sites or venues under one login — up to 25 rosters per org, and priority support.
Priced for small business, not for a national chain.
Pro
Contact us
Unlimited organisations and rosters, the full agentic suite including shift suggestions, advanced analytics, custom integrations and API access, dedicated support.
For large organisations with complex rostering needs.
What you're not paying for
A dedicated customer success manager
A 3-hour onboarding call
Features built for a 500-person hospitality group
A per-seat license that scales to punish you for growing
You are paying for a tool that works, from day one, without needing a consultant to configure it.
How it compares
| RosterMeIn | Enterprise rostering tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier with no time limit | Trial only | |
| Self-managed shift trading | Manager-mediated | |
| Volunteer + casual hybrid support | ||
| Priced for small business | Per-user, per-month | |
| Setup without a sales call | ||
| Multi-site under one login | From $6/mo | Paid add-on |
Roster smarter. Not harder.
Start free — no credit card requiredOr talk to us: rostermaster@rostermein.com